Reducing the Use of Complex Words and Reducing Sentence Length to <15 Words Improves Readability of Patient Education Materials Regarding Sports Medicine Knee Injuries

• প্রধান লেখক: Stefan J. Hanish, B.S (Author), Nathan Cherian, M.D (Author), John Baumann, B.S (Author), Samuel D. Gieg, M.D., M.P.H (Author), Steven DeFroda, M.D., M.Eng (Author)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Elsevier, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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Purpose: To develop a standardized method to improve readability of orthopaedic patient education materials (PEMs) without diluting their critical content by reducing the use of complex words (≥3 syllables) and shortening sentence length to ≤15 words. Methods: OrthoInfo, a patient education website...